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(No Model.)

P. COLE.

GAME APPARATUS.

No. 446,552. Patented Feb. 17,1891.

FRANK COLE, OF NEXV YORK, N. Y.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,552, dated February 1'7, 1891.

Application filed August 25, 1890 Serial No. 363,012. No model.)-

To wZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK COLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York,

in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

Myinvention relates to that class of games in which a ball is thrown at a mark or target; and the invention consists of a target having several figures mounted upon hinges, so that when struck by a ball above the waist they will turn over.

The invention also consists in means for operating the legs of some of the figures so that they will appear to be dancing.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view of a target embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of same, showing the base in section.

A represents the base, which is of box form; B, the back, which extends up some distance above the base and to the upper edge of which the two figures 0 D and the ladder E (to which a figure E is secured) are hinged. The base A is provided with two pedals F F under each of the figures C D, which pedals F F are hinged at the rear end, and have an u'p-and-d-own movement imparted to them from a shaft G, that extends through the base A. Upon this shaft is mounted a cam H, under the center of each pedal, upon which rides one end of a bell-crank leverI, the other end of which raises the pedal up, which pedal falls by its own weight when the end of the bell-crank is in a recess on the cam. The

shaft G may be provided with a crank g and be rotated by hand, or it may be driven by power.

The legs of the figures C D are hinged at the hips and at the knees, and the feet rest upon the pedals F when they are in their lowest position, so that as the pedals are operated the legs at the figures have a corresponding movement imparted to them and cause them to appear to be dancing.

The player or players throw a ball at one of the figures, and if the figure is struck above the waist it will tip over, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

hat I claim as my invention is 1. In agame apparatus, a target having figures hinged thereto at the hips, said figures having jointed legs and the feet resting upon pedals to which a reciprocating movement is imparted, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a game apparatus, the base A, pedals F, hinged thereto, shaft G, and cams H, mounted thereon for operating the pedals, in combination with figures O D, having jointed legs and hinged to the back B, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a game apparatus, the base A and back 13, a ladder E and figure E secured thereto and the ladder hinged to the back B,

figures C D, hinged to the back B and having jointed legs, and means for imparting motion to the legs to give the appearance of dancing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 7th day of August, A. D. 1890.

FRANK COLE.

Vlitnesses:

L. D. SHAW, FRANK A. MAUvAs. 

